{"id":664431,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/664431/?format=json","text_counter":59,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Obure","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":118,"legal_name":"Christopher Mogere Obure","slug":"christopher-obure"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, ideally, the connection fee should be free. It should not exist at all. However, I want the Chairperson to indicate how many people have taken advantage of the reduction in connection fee, so far. Secondly, I would like to know if the Chairperson is aware that because of the very high electricity bills, a number of water companies in counties have shut down because they cannot afford to supply water to people."}